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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Staff Pick One-third of the world's population are introverts, and we are quietly going to take over the world while you extroverts are busy yapping it up and not paying attention. Don't say you haven't been warned.... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories by Karen Russell Publisher Comments From the author of the New York Times best seller Swamplandia! — a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize — a magical new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell’s gifts at their inimitable best. A dejected teenager discovers that... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Life after Life by Kate Atkinson Publisher Comments What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $19.59 Sale - Hardcover
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A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers Publisher Comments In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughters college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ghostman by Roger Hobbs Publisher Comments Stunningly dark, hugely intelligent and thoroughly addictive, Ghostman announces the arrival of an exciting and highly distinctive novelist. When a casino robbery in Atlantic City goes horribly awry, the man who orchestrated it is obliged to call in a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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We Live in Water: Stories by Jess Walter Publisher Comments The first collection of short fiction from Jess Walter, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, We Live in Water is a diverse suite of stories marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made him one of America's most talked... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson Staff Pick In 1854, as a cholera epidemic ravaged London, prevailing wisdom blamed "miasma"; in other words, "bad air" was spreading the disease. One prominent physician disagreed. It was Dr. John Snow's work outside of the lab, however — his innovative mapmaking,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Publisher Comments What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg Publisher Comments Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This means that women’s voices are still not heard equally in the... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Vintage) by Cheryl Strayed Staff Pick I know this title is everywhere right now. I was very fortunate to get an advanced copy, and I immediately fell in love. Why? Well, like many, my favorite books are those that seem to have been written just for me. I deeply understood the raw ache of... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening with Twelve Families from the Edible Plant Kingdom, with Over 300 Deliciously Simple Recipes by Deborah Madison Publisher Comments In her latest cookbook, Deborah Madison, America's leading authority on vegetarian cooking and author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, reveals the surprising relationships between vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs within the same botanical... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $28.00 Sale - Hardcover
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A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Publisher Comments A brilliant, unforgettable, and long-awaited novel from bestselling author Ruth Ozeki. “A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be.” In Tokyo, sixteen-year-... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander M.D. Publisher Comments A SCIENTIST'S CASE FOR THE AFTERLIFE Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mink River by Brian Doyle Staff Pick I haven't enjoyed a book this much in so long! Set in a tiny coastal Oregon town, this story is populated with characters who seem to leap off the page and speak their lines into your ear. They are that real. Brian Doyle breaks all the so-called "rules... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hop on Pop (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments A perennial favorite loved by generations of children and their lucky parents, Hop on Pop features simple, silly rhymed text that teaches the basics of word construction, combined with wonderfully wacky illustrations that help decode the text for... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Publisher Comments "America’s funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal that Gulp explores is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions inspired by our insides are as taboo, in their way, as the... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Fox in Socks (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments Fox in Socks is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1965. It features two main characters, Fox and his partner Knox, who converse almost entirely in densely rhyming tongue-twisters. The book in some ways bears a resemblance to Green... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart Publisher Comments Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Staff Pick Touted as an adult's version of Harry Potter, The Night Circus actually lives up to its hype. It's the story of a couple of magicians, a circus, and a duel. And, of course, it's so much more. Morgenstern's creation is astounding and intricate, delicate... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Staff Pick John Green has so cleanly sidestepped anything precious, sentimental, and heart-warming in The Fault in Our Stars, it's a wonder he was even able to write about two teenagers diagnosed with cancer. These are some fertile fields for tweeness, indeed. Oh... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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